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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898.

Now every French duel onds in opera bouffe. The other day a duel was fought between the officer commanding the mili tary station of Pursat in Cambodia and the Baddent's chancellor. Pistole were used, and the officer was wounded in the vitals, and died twenty-four hours later

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL"]

LONDON, 24th February, 1898. THE BRITISIT PRESS ON THE

ZOLA VERDICT." -

The London Press is unanimoua in the

opinion that the sentence on M, Zola is triumph of the military over the

L'Avenir du Ponkin sietes that a consign- ment of $200,000 gold will arrive in Ton-power. kin shortly. The rate of the dollar will thus be stationary at Fcs. 2.50. This

PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The sixth ordinary general meeting of the Punjom Mining Co. was held to-day in the office of the Company, Praya Contral. Mr D. Gillies pesided. The other gentle-sides the proteiny wants of the Colony, and mun provont wéro :-Mesars J. H. Lewis, if he is not baulked by the red-tape of

a W. H. Lorlay (Directors), Thos. Howard, civil. W. Terry, Captain Titlett, Hart Back, 6. Murray Baiu, G. C. Cox, M. 1. Pulish- srulla, J. R. Michael, G. T. Veitch, D. W. Craddock. J. M. E. Machado, S. 2. 15habha, and J. B. Duncan (Secretary.)

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

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THE NEW CHINESE LOAN. --looks like an attempt to establish the gold The guarantee for the new Chinese Ion standard in Tonkin, and if that is the in- inches the pledget portion of the tention then this can only be a firat con-Customs and a part of the Likin.

treisure. nignment of gold

Tut report comes to hund by way of Man that the explosion on board the US. Maine was caused by the electric dynamo expled- ing the magazine where, powder and ter- pedoes were stored. The number of lives lost is given as 280 and of wounded us 100. Most of the survivors were rescued by the Spanish cruiser Alphonse XIII. The Muine, of course, is a wreck.

VRUSSIA AT Tut Ducks-At Kulous- Kwanglee, Martin, Cosmopolit, Batown, H.M.S. Humber, Progress,

Aberdeen-one). Cammopolitan. --- West York, Ocampo.

WHERE A Dumfries paper got this anceflote

PRAGRANT WATERS' MUJMUR That 1 dareny you have heard about Mark Twain's ass, who tho deserves to be styled who) lent up against the wall to

think.

RECREATION NOTES.

ling, he wine and rice vers Then they change over, and play tim beat of thros. It is a fine rough game, requicing a great deal of activity and skill and strength, and

great deal of good temper.'

NOTES BY THE WAY.

*same College, followed a similar career, Į

has to run backwards and koop off the puz I am glad to notice that the now Director and will probably in dua time be Sir Ro

The Football Shield competition in maksuit by the other by hitting him on the berg's successor at l'oking, Finally, by au

bare chest with his open palms. If he can of Public Works ta infusing life into the odd incidence, Mr Jordan, Consuling satisfactory progress, and fow more givo hiar diren fair hits before the other dry ones of Hongkong cialism. The General at Seoul, who has so stoutly back matches will have decided which clubs are succeeds in stopping hias by **callaring" Coloby has need of an official who wil con-ed up Mr MoLeavy Brown and hold his to contest the semi-final round. The tier tripping or throwing him, as in wrest-

own against... Alcaieff,comes from county Bown and is also a Belfast graduata, which artist must local interest was that examination system has its brious betwown the Kowloon and Hongfang Clubs. Downing Street we may hope to see stately diandrutages-Chitis itself is a sucking Writing some weeks ago, I gave it as my example--but in this instaned it has pres Government Offices reared on the newvided the Empire with three crusty, inen opinion that the Kowloon teaia was worth Penya and other public buildings catablish in time of need.

three goals more than the Hongkong eleven. ad worthy of the Colony and its traditions.

In the result I was not far off the merk, There is a generd concubism of opinion that

and 1 fuel convinced that if the ground and a new, Post Dilice in the first necessity,

ball had been dry Kowloon would have Matters have curtainly been improved dur

won by more than 3 goal to 1. Hong kong, owing to the defective shooting of ing recent münths, but there is still room for impouremonty- and it is unclens to ex

the front-rank, mined scoring un several peet it without better accommodation and

pccasions, but their supporters must not au augmented staff, I am astonished it

overlook the fact that Burrell was seldom has never cetrred to the Government tà

ralled on to touch the ball, whereau Duvien was kept busy all through the gaino. Be- fore going farther, I should like to any a word of praise for the Hongkong goal- keeper. I do not consider him a clever.

from the Montreal Bien, a fow humorous

There is a grant deal of interest being taken in the finistr Wilhelm and Wis brother just now. 1 therefore sel you, verses which will be as hearty appreciated by your Gorman as by your English readers

nocu, ku MAINEK! Der Kaiser auf der Vaterland Und Gott on High all things gommand. We pro !Ach I don'd yırı understand ?

Muinsulf-und Gott,

Ito Chraman wid Gunilotuen, the report having been in your hands for Home daya wo will take it as real. The tuzis on the twelve months under review are też no satisfactory us, we anticipated, owing ring out from London one or two properly to our weserves of payaldo ore laving has tied past lice sortere, men who have While sono un sing dur priver divina,

passed through the venting nad drudgery Main soldiers der Wächt qui Rhein, That we have never yet been favoured with almost worked out, co that during the lasts a large olies, who are sharp-witted and Und trink ber heit, in fileuish woin.

the conteng of that herenlern thinking three months we had notbug butter, to fall at tenure, and we know how a post Auf me-- und Cour

gʻiter shod The

The contacted.

At preseney's Franca dos avaggers all around operation on the part of the aty. pass though the mil than the old' lund-

have noticer stained in the loyal frish She's auguspielt als goundt That the twin-brotlier of Balam's kings beth by the Chise who were at work

Constabulary engaged in the reorganimation To much, we donke, sue don't amount the Jalis Miau many years ago; of has not yet made his appearance, so the these we have crashed about gum) of Police Furce. In the Post Clien,

Meinsaf-und Gott, world must wait.

a ment, which had from 200 to 250 the men have land no training in potal That an afraid the opening is here girtans of smelted gold, barely eggh we exces what they have picked

for one malicious wag to write ine sover the wrong expenses, Early faster and without wishing to asperse in- down an ana,' as I must confess to a lot year in was decided Ühe flyanl

dividuals in the Hongkong Post Ofice, I to de by subuit that men sinifted from

Aro noin, by Gott." the Agust

at Sy

with a view of proving her innatu-key of the public service canst Dere's grans dinks sho's kein shall the valite of the roet nifi

greater depth, and work, was coinct espected to have that howledge requisite Mit Bars und dings she interfere-

Skol leatu none owns dis mighty sphere for this proper despatch of work. upper part of the shaft in proper order, and anke such alterations to the

But und Gott. pumping arrogements as were denied In Eigird one is necustonal to as- She dinks, good frau, some ships she's got, Arcenary rinking was agummed on the

of in Hongking we out. Two nights Ach! Ve could knock den-pouf-like dot! 315 Cat by the 27th day of August. Ag, while passing along Pedder Street Meinsalf-und (hott, cross-cut was then started at the 340) Feet encountered a pest tice tradley in dunes auf peace brebared for wars, level to go out to interact the course of louied with máls from the Spicy bear the helm and spar of Mars, the East and Wess revh burk the

arrived

in Post lice uniform.)

of thinking over this recent share case. That I am positively certain you would con-

ને હ siga to Wambu-poor basket most of my musings and motions about doable brokerage, how to get it, how to earn it, and how explain all about it befers the

«Coart.

She will not dare to fight again; But, if she shoulú, I'll show her blain Dot Elrass and (in French) Lorraine

fron is not tol, but if it is not trad it is That, in truth. (I were to say ali i think 15th April was completed to a duciste the Post Catice with celerity, and soiders init der scarlet cont

д

wall found :-Whilst battalion of the Northumberland Fullies was stationed at Singapore there was a Tony who, when under the influence of drink, madu a prị. moner of a donkey grazing in the compound, mounted it, and rude toward the guard- room. Halt ! who cares there? shouted the sentry.

Fieldsh fisher, drawled out Tommy. Guard, turn out, yelled the

Conting h Revity

hi said the sergeant.. Crime, mimicking fell officer."

Les grands esprits se rencontrent,' says the French

While Professor prossb Schenck has been settling the question of BOX regulation way Mi Fields- Clarke, by a curious coincidence, has beca alving the same proble for other: Professor Schenck, says that it all de pends on dict, and it really rusts with your cook whether your wife has toys or girls. Mr Fly-Clarke, as the Del- us, is not of fordshire Times informs that way of thinking. He believes that the balance of the sexes is maintained by an alternation of male and female ore. Hence, knowing the sex of the last birth it in a simple matter of observation and calculation as to what will be the sex of the Is it 7 oring at

at may expected birth.' We are acquainted with

households which births are speciesnt quite regularly recurring intervals. But we never yet met osg in which observations and calents. tions determined the sex of the latent *littio stratager.' We are afraid that Mr Ficks-Clarko must try again.-New York Harlet...

Bruck the war with Ching (onga tho Keba Chrucicie) as every resident is only too well Aware, the price of goal has advanced com. siderably. Owners of collieries, we are told by the reetmotlar press, have unde great prouts. According to the report submitted to the full-youly general meeting of the Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company, held on the 13th inst., the net profit pris- duced by coal perton since the second half of 1892 was as follows:---

1892 2nd half

1893

1 2nd,

1801

1896

1st.

12nd

3nd

3.

yen.

0.15

0.15

0.48

0.87

1.18

0.17

0.16

1800 2nd 11

www

1.21

1,90

1.90

- 1897

2nd

................ 1.60

1st

about that eight-days' display of ill-foci- ing aud uncharitableness. you would in- mediately suggest a strail-jacket. That, from your point of view, you are no

dontt

bha

muude with the cross-cut was rather slow, een volles (hai. There were mite

ch

|

Uud caro nicht for teû dousand Czars—

Menself-und Gott.

stort, 1 humour every whim,

it aspect dark and visigo grid; Colt pulls it is, dit bien-

Menseifund Butt:

Anyone taking a stroll roend Kowloon na Bunday afternoon in the summer may Haally see the most of the Hongkong Ragi ment playing this gnue on the dat piece of ground behind the Torpedo Duput, Colonel Itotalfick

are requires a great deal of good tempor, is quite correct in saying the and even if the gains is less exciting for the spectator than our football and similar Aports, it is nevertheless, a treat to ase these fine big fellows enjoying themselves to their hearts' content.

SPECTATOR.

THE NEW CHINA LOAN

In

a share report of this date. Mr

cuažudiear; but in the last match he rose to Erich Georg writes of Bank eharen -

the occasion and quito surpassed hiturolf

Hongkong and Shanghais opened rather If he had hat more sapport from tus lacket on Monday with each sellers at 179 division. Kowloon would have found it

Bluston

even more siaflicult to sure the wing Cent, prom, but the news of the con

it was a hard gone but points.

A £16 000,000 loan with the of A ple-Chinese Government by the Hongkong bant one, and you sero perfectly just and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the fied in praising the refereeing. 'burg in an impression abroad amongst a section

Doubech Asintische Bank at a rate of in- the longsong . C. suppiters that the rest of $1 per cant has created a strong beira day team. This spinor, needles iderable fasiness is been done in the

Kowloon team is what is generally know North, and the Coast ports, and a

Remand for the stock, locally, from the

very con to say, thus from those was know little siders of the use and have soun less of fuctus as played in England. The tendency with these critics in le istako vigour for reugis I dvisa chom, when they have an opportunity, to 21 Lasigue autch at homo. The Kowloon met play the gauge, and the spectators may be sure then as long as the players are protected by a com petit referee to Mr Uliver any attemp at dirty play any team will be promptis and properly checked.

Spanking of the Q. Q-be is having | wlach pour te le ratning? waders oferita and commission agents who were glorious innings al present, by the way, the North and South Inde. Quartz is waitrug for their Shanghai kurs in dual of attention during the just few weeks. Hongkong Club, and this season the team,

1

Cubao į passed on.

What I regret inost is that the two lead.. ing local combinations alivuld have mat so early in the competition. Mr Looker and Mr Browne have been working up the if badly danced, was better that I lave ever seen it. Monday's deteas will, I hope, wily serve to stimulate the Taline teada to greater achievements before the close of the season-

perfectly right-only The Hong- kong world will be the poorer by bringing to the rock being very hard round the tulleg, which was mad deprived of a valuable country. aud dificult to bist. Ch the 180 at Che appalling speed of about an inch Tlust most people could not help admiring hestant,

telegraan WILA revived minite! To the ebes it did not much the quiet, self-possession of Be Dria from Panjia arising that the crosscutindler whether they got there this month moad, contrastel as in war with the mat hyund the line of the reel, the pottust. -ught of the waiting slupping frish torrior style of our local 4. C

bale being

afbch split up with Thut

The law courts have been occupying a good Paso towards |

more power to his elbow-Mir Francis gaming in the face of the North Shaft, and

There is a widespread opinion that much must have been sonwhat astonished to in the opinion of ?

A friend of vaina who passed through time has been wasted by irrelevancy, and inion of Mr Phillips, the manager, and that a third of the costa, fruit the pope's are now must vorbe. Saigon the other day writes There is that sense recent enses unght have been first day of the bearing, had to be paid This tech tram, so know, dus sat adegan sediunt Post Office here, with every considerably shortened by judicious firm hy defendants.

The Company, 1:00 as our position is convenience. The the walls there are largess by the Beach. ut in a lay opinion Flat I have never hosed of a similar doci sharder the war Company is now plaster nups of the Postal District and the and does not go for much. However,

sion before, but the worthy Chief dust.cz | so vastly imprði, I thought it well vs Telegraph Districts. Here

Du harm wook! be Jone a tip for foloway lenderette from the

by quoting Stanchester must know a Bat he is about, and every-renil this very important information ts | Hongkong.'

41 and body i

is bound to admire his quiet in your nutiey, Totably in another week

you to print it for the beauti partiality.

de will be inacceipt of letters giving faktur

as muy In regard to a lending article which ap-

win it. Cross-examination is an of the costs of bearing to the phentiti i dont will prave to be the most satis service, I may moulin an incident which Posso a certain amount of sigui facuny news we have ever received favonected on Monday in the Sauroue Court, for discovering the truth, and in the banda

of a tugsoll, a Hawkins, or a Lockwood That the remarks made by a sinrealter the Julie Mine. In the month of Jung in Criginal bussions, His Honour the

at the Duck Company's meeting, ass, Boling that all the stopes on the main Chief Justice being fully social is it has been and will continue to us the with to name some modern masters of its unes- the necessity or otherwise of a Resursu bodies of the payable one, both abonu kund worki | Original Júlísdiction, the Sissions

I feel level, wure alust. ux- were taken on Monday by His loour means of exposing many a specious fraud. "the point.

That it is a privilege which That (as he sack on to say) a Company of other plates for a supply of are to keep the cadent I am to relate is only another in-

this description does not require a Re guing. Seril small shafts were sunk dication of the serve Fund, as the strengthening of the at various pines for the purpose of

the learned tuiano

iano often compelled to reveal details of their at football you would play, Company consiste ludoly in writing ing the upper ground, but we

private lives or remote incidents in thuir adge combines with judicial discretion in

Start to orrow-start to-day- system past histories which may possibly humiliate which

was in vogue, a juror was summoned

That, all the same, the granting of a died particátus of this new developsment, which peared recently in the all regarding jury Kay, of their Polluck wunla Nercs; it is from the jien of 'The d

it may concert-

an excellent

miny

ha

weapon

For the benefit of local football players I take the following using from. The athletic Crock" and is good advice — loo's a bit of good advice:

Don't hesitate; Say it over once or twice: Many find unto their cost-

Don't hesitate.' They who hesitate are lost,

Fund (so a correspondent writos) were 10 į milew the port was made to seek in †G Wise, the Puise Judge, and the in-asd, and under the retex? greatly And delays areall a frust,"

of prospect | ghanedions when-act business examination as to credit' witnesses are i

tuo

Don't hesitate.

!

Don't hesitate;

Don't hesitate.

down the book valno of the property, anything and In the only part of faninistering i hus. Under the system the but can have bu bearing on their If you play in front or back,

stuck of a year work was resumed at Gabi, and the Court during the whole of crity. Most judges step, or at any in defence as in attack,

machinery, and plant, and material on handl That 1.

1

notice (ho adds) From this Accaunts them appe to be an abacuce of available cash, all the Reserve Fand being apparently invested in the business of the Congany

That my correspondent alors he does not maire these romaske in any carping spirit, as he thinks the Dock Company is in scander position than that of any Com

in

this Colony - a position which I been achieved by good management, and &

is desire on the part of the Directors to keep up with the times. That manner in which the Hon.

the Thomas Whitehead was left overtly alone in Council, in regard to the pau teas against pecuniary interest, seemed

to me to imply a masterly strategic movej ubisin touch better rususiy

rate try to stop, cross-examination of this =

character, but there are times when, with This advice you'll mostly lack

Don't hesitate: weak judge on the back and a power. If you think you'll try a sprint, ful and persistent advocate at the bar,

Don't hesitate; judicial remonstrances unspoken, or are

be clectual spoken too fucbly to be

The Once again the precious hint: 'great anpaid,' too, at times seem to be in

Don't hesitate.

ar more

Lay

B

a difficulty not so much from want of will Off at tip-top speed you got, to stop & vuxatious cross-examination Sling the lothes towards the net, from really not knowing what questions Something will result, you bet, Bay and what Day

Don't hesitate. may not be disallowed. Take as an example of cross-examination If you think you'll take the map, which ought not to

to bo

Perniitted в сало

Don't hesitate; which has just been heard at Southport, Just use all the speed you can

Don't hesitato.

other,

any, Way such

Berams protecuting for an un assault were subjected to ques

an With decision, skill, and dash fions as to their private rolutions to extend ounce upon him like & fisch,

which had nothing whatever to do (You're to tackle. But to bash"),

nad could

Don't hesitate.

Don't hesitate;

Fast

S0037 questionsan a case are the very essence of that irrele:f you operate in goal, vant and vexatious cross-examination Get the leather from the hole, against which it is not only the right but this duty of judges and magistrates to pro- Here's a worcher will you head ?

Don't hesitate. tock witnesses.

heres of our great local Bank at rapilly rising rates; so far, the highest points that cash, 196 per cent. prem, for 31st March, have been paid are 183 per cent. prem. and 198 per cent. prom. for 30th April;

deiand contimes, and there are buyers at 184 per cont. prom. cash. The London rate is £45 ex dividond.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FIN- ANCE CO., LIMITED. The following is the report of the govern.. ing directum for the year ending the 31st December, 1897, fór presentation to the shareholera at the twelfth ordinary annual gonomi meeting of the Company, tq bo hold at the Registered-Offices of the Com pany, 38 and 40. Queen's Read Central, at noon on Saturday, 6th Marsh :— To the shareholders of Humphreys Estate

and Finance Company, Limited. Gentleinen, We leg to lay before y‹ u our report and balance shoes for the year ending 31st December, 1897.

Tho et profit for that period, including $619.28 brought forward from lest account, Amounts to $18,934.68, out of which wa dividend of 6 per cent. propose to pay for the year and curry forward 8934.68 to the credit of now profit and loss acount.

The accounts have been audited by Mr Fullarton Hondemon, who offers himsel for re-election.

да

Joan D. HUNFHESTS & SON, .

Governing Directors. Hongkong, 24th February, 1898..

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY SERVICE. To the Editor the CHINA MAIL

Kowloon, February 2.

Sir-Why all this fuss about the Ferry Service? Can't the Kowloon residents re- cognize and see that they have to deal with a monopolist, whe might have pot up the faraz fur Liuket-holders to $10 instead of 95 if he had cared to They ought to be fully glad he hasn't, and if they eng much more he might

It seems to be the ticket-holders will have to

to lump it. They have three courses open to them-

1. Pay up and look happy |

launches.

2. Travel by campan or hire their owÉ S. Travel in the class that suits their pockets,

If they chooks to travel first-class they

a shaft connuned to

to test the reef £1 a greater depib, the intuition basing to go the Sessions, being unly niceed fun at desa to 100 fust from the spracy, but tendance when the panel had been selected as the water and very heavy and to try a casu. This cassititel lis dancing Ind no niechanical mest ready attendance at the Court two or three such to cope with it, we decided to cross-cur në during the Sessions. It was still mor 60 feet, which was done and the ref interirksnio to a solected, as pae juror was, sected at 28 feet from the shaft the width to serve three days in aurcession on the jury of the roof where seen 16 14 ins, but as the in different cases, and there were instances Kobe was of very Iow Atly, &îtk ya: jurors funds nearly exhausted, work was discuss the big boon twodnya is fascessing. a system sclipted by Mr Justice Wise of tinued and has rut since beer resumed. selecting a jury to sit for the whole The calsining works have been run aliness and then relieving these jars from atten continuously during the year, but on ac-dance during the remainder of the cassion Count of the hasty charge for brawood this will no doubt commend itself to the con- process of treating the concentrates is not mun jurore. satisfactory, but we hope to be in a passi tion shortly to treat them by evanids av

The following dialogue did not occur in a The cyanide. Hongkong uminary - mant to the rear of the battle, on the works have also boun Tun

with the ansault Schoolmaster-You, Terence O'Flynn, of the Senior Unofficial Momber.- part

throughout the year, but the That if there is one thing more than another owing to the very low value of the lion can you tell me what part of Ireland test their veracity.

-che which Mr Chater knows how to do, it is obtained, may Eo considered a fall

village of Bagdad is situated 1. fur

-Tis nunc the say const, an' not to know when not to do a thing and on short of what wo anticipated. The

far ustas this occasion he showed he was wise, and eces is worked by & Me ran who picted

Blarney, sorr. Schoolustur-How do you know that, also astute.

up the Hatle he knows of chemistry at Pun. Terence That the public never believed there was on, and we fear that his Jack u

much to protest zainet, and there is and'

is experience tha principal cause | OTU now less than over

of

our failure We are now in cor

a kuz or two in brud, sad do brother Tedtion ought to be shown the anhappy jurors. If the whistle you should_winid, Volunteers should not be encouraged to ters Towers with regard to the engage, rist his soul, ran in and said 'It's the dad They are, usually, busy men, to whom E to Church. 16 That as the worthy Commandant (Sir John hate an able miss at the works very the hog up to las neck and a bush over his

a capabla eyatider and hope in they're after, didn't ny mother put him in every hour away from the desk or the Canter up and down the field,

over Air Rialto means considerable less of is a member of the Charch shortly. The aranide process is now being head, and Body

of St. John's Cathedral Church, worked most saccesfully in

See that all is fair and equato,

A Bros telegram dated 16th February Bill ought also to be passed for the protes Penalise the dirty play's, tion of the newspaper reedare. The slabe

states Bo-Sal, the Minister for weighting the local newatapere are quite the football team of H.M.S. Powerful having teelt Impexchod by Kia Ku-ra Foreign Affairs, who was appointed a few of Court Intelligence that have been over-

days ago, hoa sobs in his resignation indigestible. Switch off your reporter, Mr

got safely through the second round after and others of the Russian faction. Bin thun in his own scat upon auch an vots continua expeditio at the same time. I have in desire to enter upon pollies. Editor, and give us a rest

to be very henry i

a drawn game with C Company, K.O.R. Shumok, the Finance Minister, has been then with no but prev the prevent circus in the East reserves of parable ore in sight, and our give you this following lines frota Pick mekong. This was prominently exemplified the Powerful wil show up and make a good

They do things on a large scale in Hong. The wins by goala to, I expect appointed Foreign Ministor. working balance reduired to 25 THEY low figure, or angreint afairs reaily sound The Huraian came own like a wolf on the at the Aetour Dramatic Club preform-ght for a place in the monition, it still in to be in a very critical position indad, 50 fold,

unces in the Theatre; in the largo thest Hongkong. Unfortunately, the shield. The newspaper is a great institution. In programmes distributed amongst the au bulders do not appear to have a chance of Saigon a fiuro war las raged between the

This certainly is an interesting table.

skill

-trum

Papi-Shure, sors, an wasn't my very

that give

is the name f When It is all very woll to speak of protesting

Oh, remember what is said i

Catch it fist it out, instead?

Don't hesitate!

Don't hesitate

Don't hesitate.

The quantity of coal sold by the Company Tost it seems to bo a pity the Hunghuny respondence with our agents at Chan the preventives woro aitor bim for haring the witnesses, hut I think more considera-

during the second half of last year was 867,438 tona, making for the whole year

total of 036,079 tons. Recently, it

stated, a foreign capitalist offered to buy 500.000 tons of the Company's stal par

ment of

Your for four or five years, and even to Ag. it is puzzling everyhody now to under-wo hobu that equally Australia, zu!! bag who pulle" "dn't find him; and whon money not to be compensated by the Keep your optics here and thorE,

VANCO money if the Company wanted fundo. It is and the Company would not exospt the offer, sa their annual

of annual output Dul does not exceed 700 000 tons. The Whele of the output from the Yubari and Sapporo mines is purchaset by the Navy and Railway, Burean, not, bowever, by public tender, and the demand from other

Bources is evor increasing, so that a scarcity

of supplies is being felt.

Tut returns of last month's foreign trade in Kobe, though not yet officially publish es, are already known, and they show a must raunrkable decresno upon thona of the corresponding month last year, as will be acon from the following nonmary -

Exposts....... Importa

Total .....

Jan. 1898. Jan. 1897.

3,087,461 11,848,712 9,207,874 13,921,222

19,195,95 25,100,034

Thus it will be seen that the exports show a decrease of 7,861,251 yen for January this year and the imports a decouse of 4,113,348 yen:

"Á ̈comparison of the export

and import of gold and silver coins with that of last year clo shows how the balance of trade la going against Japan at pm.

Jan. 1818. Jan, 1807.

sent

Export of goid ord-

silver coins..... 3,308,962 | 1,500,000

Import of gold and

silver coins...

the above, silver bullion was ex

130,528 10,109,201

gold

to the value of 1.869,929 yen and bullion

imported to the value of 98,601

+

reeults

out wasn't he browner than paltry $10 a day given in a recont caso.

will be any blackanout nayger froth Aufleys and stard way the simple mattor of asrang obtained at Punjant in the near futuro, the whale skin peeled off him till he was to should form a bate to a Church in the maths of January, February sud white again, and that's the zoon the Parade. That I am quite certain o scatholder iu diminished but-turn of gold fer the mine.

March of last year, there was

A greatly plaves wis called Bug Bud to this day ! the Church would object to sit elsaliero white

sios.

although Sir John's order leaves That I wonder who has her 'goiting at

that matter in duubt,

miz den:emporaryart II. 1.8.

Flint the faces stated wets a long way from

tu

the mark, and, anyhow, why he so eager to throw mud in the wrong direction. That the Pantomime Rehearsal has raised quite a stir in the Colony among those wis tangy themselves about the play and nothing but the pla

our

that your Buaril of

of Directors could see no

ing; The wealth of Cerca in handle and Insid

desf

a meeting of Shareholders held on the 27th And his name mispronounced) it wi day of October, 1807, the necessary- re-

Alezciéff.

Brute.

A

have

been

Don't hesitate.

must g'on pay for it. Mr Porabjce is sot blooming pallanthropist, and wants to make as much out of his extollunt ferrg sorring as he can. Doabtless, he has som consideration for the Kumloon residenta who will find the gradual increase by 24 etages less violent au sé or maybe more -YOUTS,

វត

THE KOWLOON MICROBE.

the great dispute which has appatent- tusday is to adopt and pass the report The face of the Russian was bright when to carry their particular machine, and it worth-as they are likely to be, after more adversluning to anyone who wishes to

KE

ly arisen is a sort of compliment to the accounts of the Old Putfor Gold Mining

ba came, members of the A.D., because the cry Company, and with this business completed Like the sky of sho noon, when the morn of the maleontents is that the A.D. Club Fall further connection of the Shareholders ing is through,

case. I do

of the Old

his

paris issued as invitation cards to bells fut enters then fouthall- the Potter when a tam of h

gatne.

6 66t so much better pieces than those with the do not think I hy wil That face in an hour looked uncommonly to dispense with the services of another Anding it diffoult to got their team toge

anything more, bluo.

hin

other way cut of the difficulty that a To the protests of England he swore to be dienos Fortunately the audiotice were retaining their honours. They were dran papers for a very long time, and now they schiume of reconstruction. Accordingly, st

not called upon to bring along a large against the Narcissus i in the list round; are turning it la business purposes. Hero placard to gain admittance to the perform, but with the Centrerion at Chasan and the 15 what is displayed in hig type in the ance. This

duty is only required of those Narcista at Chemulpo what chance had Courrier:--Le Sicur Ulysse Lariche est sofations to wind-up,

Ure Old Company

attending balls this were duly passed, and confirmed at a sub lake the sky of the morning, all kindled to prasing firm of typewriter manufacturers should

thay of playing off the tia? It seems al- un lacho. This is signed G. Freire, hud Colony. An antor-

that pity

these

fetching advertisement. Ut. ankes a very two teams Mequent meeting Our attendance tre

advertise that one does not require a dray bat again, for if the ships are kept up

fortunately here in Bangkuk we cannot put into the

night he said when those hideous, gilded

neighbour, but Alatte a bewspaper impurtant;

notaf-final without another should have n

great future if he encour are deno away with, that one will be able

The Royal Artillery,

I hear, oreges that are of thing. M. Lerichu is the editor of the Mekong, and he is a ra ecolio. Tho practical men of t

f the En

thor For I hope this is not suis giving up duelling, which is sensible at ther trying individual, but apparently he mid-way innovation in the tear-of iarits the gineer's Instituto have adopted a sort of and that

The Single

least.-Bangkok Times. tion cart which they send to their guest, playing off their tis with D. to get some prio- but they and other Ball Conimittees ought Company, K.O.. and issue a neat, small exed which at the Victor Emanet clasen; and 1 Anici. Once upon a time there was a Major read- to cast seld

The Kowloonites An eclipan before now has given cause fos aelde the placard altogether should have no

no difficulty

in disposing of unnecessary alarm to many worthy people. conveniently corriol in the pocket. The programme of the 4.D...perior pate the semi-finalieta will be:-Kowloon, ing his newspaper on the morning of

Powerful G. Company, K.OR. (who are colipes. By degrees the light faded and mance is neither artiste nor of convenient confidently apokon of a favourites for everything assumed a greenish hue. Con

The programme comprised, three

found it all, exclaimed this excellent Fiold tages shout the size of an election broad. the Shield), and the 25th Co., R. A.

Officer, liver out of

And sheet, with a bidoous arrangement of lottars

took

now presented. That as I do not solcos these prices for pregelemen, to eny with regard tothe old cut-

station, and I naror appeared on these pany, and as for the new company all I For Molcary, the Sest, with the surname or any other boards, there is no personal would like to ray with regard to it bot:

of Brown, привой,

down!

Yo'll no lias a dollar, except hy my choquo.

on my part, for any chjection to tor be reserved for our next meeting, the le eat in his plan as the Russian came the Committee's eclection.

statutory meeting, whon I hope to be abdo That, as you well said, there was a great to communicate some further information And he said Gin yo're spearin' for the

dent of superb fouling, and ce ranson with regard to the development of the mine,

money, ye geck, Ula people will admit this is the great Ous business now is to pass the report and object of a

a pantomimoto please the statement of accounts.

No questions were naked, and the Chair dear children. That

any grown up who goes to a pan-man proposed that the report and statamont tocime, and forgate to be a obild again,' of accounts as adopted and passed,

his or her money for naught and in Mr Voltch secondled. pays

Carried.

vaui. That all concorned in the performance are

tion,

Goke

And the plot of the Russian wort utterly

wrong, For the money was safe in the bank of

Hongkong:

And the Czar of the Russias, and all of his

lot,

Had been done in the eye by a canny old

•

Bizo

to allow

cupholdets page to

Orl-box

he sant for his favourite

B

The

dogs and other brands-Bess to be con- from Mr Railroad Boni correspondenen Rohort Hart and the Manager of the Lhese things batter in Franco-Ayo, Bron in contained the towing reference to the side. What's up, Major "asknd, a subs

Tho

to do with the diminution of the exp That I have never sean more unanimity at verirman-Gentlemen, I thank you cannot do better than guste you the fellow |

Bir

on the title page. The whole of the anties I have been asked to intlaste that the three of the beat and went on read- of the members of the Company and also of Athletis Meeting of the lotoria Reoresing his paper with a sonas of resignation. The Chairman-Cenalomon, I may mon

the Committee might easily have been on Club will probably be held at the Gradually the light became stronger; the to be heartily congratulated upon the tion that the dividend dae upon preference

included in a small artistic programme. As Racecourse shout the end of March. In yon, while paper surrency to the amount of 207.254 yen returned to the country. The

success of the piece, and the enjoyment shares will be paid shortly by the liquidator. Scot.

a matter of fact, in order to spin out the touding competitors are therefore notified Major rubbed his eyes there was no

lokip has

Bus passed

AWAY. has been a distinct factor in the life of Ve chief cause this had shoning in doubtless

revived lattor from Mr Daily uf

reading to the dimensions of the three-fold in timo to get into training. the Colony. money which has become the stringency of

time 320, short time

which possibly might

mistake about it! Very funny,

maid he, Yes; this is all very nice, but the Fick sheet quite an assortment of bill typo han shareholders, and I now ask the ma-up putt was evidently, the there are two blank putzon. They manage before the Odi Volunte' the other night violently in the costal region on the right interest

had to be introduced, and even with this

*hay, not swallowed Elte Bristalls in Japan during the last few That it is perhaps premature even yet to

pills & quite months, ad

which

Colonel Retallick's interesite lecture of an hour and I can ceo all right; it's in ontsing most

say any more chout the political atus Secretary to please read it. Harivas

fact that Me McLeary Brown, like Sir concerts in commercial circles. The practical

Although the of war-bull-

devilishly queer. He tapped himalt The Secretary Cessation of rice export bas doubtless some

Hongkong Bauk, is a dover Irishman, I bonighted England. gregating in

in Hongkong Harbour.

DIOGENES Eames of the Sikha The Punjabi of all much for your attendance to-day, Al-

sreda is fond of all athletic and many

altorn. The Field Uffiger relatid bis Home upon any polity the British Go. though the information I have placed before Habert Hert, Hke so many of his from the Saturday Reviews →

They capecially in

in the exer- perience. The subaltern Taughed. He had vernment his decided spon, as appears you is not of a very astisfactory nature, tolleagues in the Chiubes Customs and A aberer inue of the Slugspora e Press and throwing of heavy blocks of wood

dea of suurmous

never befors heard of a ment and the lifting work of a solas calipse. Th

taking - pills to to be shown by all parties, and this yet it is a duty to liste to perform in Consular service; te mieang a great deal altuality. Varjous scheives are proposed That I still say there will be no wat, ut bend done, and I think that&ghter / 410 physrande; is an Irishman. Borba tayo:-A ruport of what appeared to be a wrestling they are particularly fond of, and story, 36, says the Cioli and Zeusary

the old Company. That has now the Sidsing

coetty af less the Japanese begin io; Lab the pro- fyduru is in Blure for us with regard to thed with Akmagh, ko gradu- | asrio: a gang robbery was made to the 2o. long jumping. · But they have few

honoure from the line last night as occurring on Queen's Colleg bable zidos have; rather, to my mind,sew Company, I koga our next letters without influence or backing, entered the cording to the story of a Chinaioak 81.800 mg chich'st or that mới 1,

Bolig

games.coreaponding to and, entirely Gorman .. Ceres, then in harbour. As sothing

is reported to

CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS Warzenie *patting soft balls over Chinesa Quntular Service I men entrusted their very popular game allog, run the Unbeary Orgasted

ours, da laformation, and will be quite up to, if not as a aposhamsinty interpreter. By headman for safe keeping, and during the regular to the Punjab la exceeding, our expretations,

sheer ferte of brain and character as has efterson five Chinese and ten Maleye cafee and is played that large sing formed by the bitshed mottards of 90 years. To boxes or aarges from kod. s called

Paka là tha bask. Free from Martury, t worked himself into the position of the board and removed the bot containing the spectatore After preliminary, partem; of fremant Englishpian in China, Mr Memory. On enquiry it was discovered that ange of bounds and skips and offenders throughout the dealing

Chomine and Pate Brown, the band ran the thu mua had loan selaed by the Sheriff chair cheats, sides apa formed att & poft X LUNGOLS ARE ORTODAMO CODE Te com Songs for Are here graduated from the

tree the on the grear of the Supreme Couch

વાતને ખાવા માં આવ

ako had

of a gold Currency has

effect. But Is is the prevailing stringency of vhiefly bringe About

Wisprosent

dow into the for one

by which foreign capital I may be indu

indused

panosch Chamber of

have been muttoed, is v

Kobo Ja

厚

hey hodilod lately,

of theec,--but we fear the Japanese will

And that until the Government definitely |·

pitatide to forcignem the sights they ask

BROWNIE.

in the matter of the holding af land, no Less Composers, & Places, by Orsare, alance is possible as will be furthering Word, demas 1807 Frke, 91.00 hecticute_krlelt hts Revigger Plans Compa

Lou Dumporte, dessa by Orange, Wada Kugas 1807, Price $1.00

ta

board

the

described me is

Gareth

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